Tobacco Mogul Kyle Phillips’ Partner Maja Janeska Found Dead, Relative Says She Was “Scared” for Her Life

Tobacco Mogul Kyle Phillips’ Partner Maja Janeska Found Dead, Relative Says She Was “Scared” for Her Life

  • Kyle Phillips, co-director of Adriano Mazzotti's Carnilinx cigarette company, suffered a major loss as his girlfriend, Maja Janeska, was found dead
  • Maja Janeska, a popular celebrity makeup artist and businesswoman, succumbed to a bullet wound to the head
  • The police have ruled it a suicide after seeing the death scene but some sources have suggested there is more at play

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Kyle Phillips' partner Maja Janeska died, and police are convinced it was suicide. Reports state that Maja is suspected of having died by suicide.

Maja Janeska
Kyle Phillips's girlfriend Maja supposedly died from suicide, but there are other theories. Image: @maya_mia_y
Source: Instagram

Janeska was beloved all around the world, including by local celebrities. Some of the family had bad things to say about the men who work for Kyle.

Maja Janeska found dead by Kyle Phillips

According to News24, Janeska died from her gunshot wound, and her body was found by her boyfriend, Kyle Phillips. The publication reports that police do not suspect foul play, but some sources have said that Janeska was afraid of Kyle's employees.

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News24 reported that one of Janeska's relatives said:

"She sometimes feared for her life. Her boyfriend had men working for him, and she feared them also. We are heartbroken, and we seriously don't know what to do."

News24 reported that some of Janeska's closest friends said that they spoke to her before she died and that she did not seem suicidal to them.

Speaking on the investigation, the police told News24 that they got a call and found a gun lying next to her body. The SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo said:

"Police received a call about a person who allegedly killed herself in Bassonia Estate...there was a firearm next to her..she was certified dead by the paramedics,"

Maja had 1.2 million followers on Instagram many of her fans were upset. People left messages of comfort and condolences to her family on her posts.

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@womenforchange5 commented:

"This is absolutely heartbreaking ... We really hope there isn't more to the story. Fly high sister."

@styledbyfa commented:

"Looking stunning as always."

@xeniamaouris commented:

"Rest in peace beautiful girl with a beautiful heart I will always remember you with God, fly with the angels."

@shikaramay commented:

"RIP Maja im so sad you no longer here."

@queen_biancajane commented:

"May you rest in eternal peace."

@officialaine3 commented:

"I know you're always there in our hearts, watching over and guiding us. We miss so much. #restinpeacemaja."

@trucy commented:

"Rest in peace."

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"If you are feeling suicidal or are thinking about hurting yourself, do not hesitate to call the SA Suicide Crisis Line at 0800 567 567.

If you are concerned that someone you know might be in danger of hurting themselves, please alert your local authorities for immediate assistance. You can also encourage the person to contact a suicide prevention hotline using the information above.

Help is available on the Suicide Crisis Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and counsellors can conduct calls in all 11 official languages."

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za